Badger cull to be considered in Northern Ireland to combat bTB
TB costs the Northern Irish taxpayer up to £40m (€46.8m) a year. File Picture.
The Stormont executive in Northern Ireland is considering a badger cull to combat the provinces growing TB problem.
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has started a public consultation in which he has outlined a series of measures. €46.8). The disease costs the taxpayer up to £40m ( €46.8m) a year and Mr Poots said the plans were far-reaching and based on science.
